Explain Redundancy 6 / 6

Redundancy is a fair reason for dismissal

It basically happens when the employer has stopped business (or at least in the place where the employee worked)

Who can claim Redundancy pay?

  • Employees

  • With 2 years continuous employment

Who can't claim Redundancy pay?

  1. Those dismissed for misconduct

  2. Those who unreasonably refused a new contract

  3. Those who left the claim for six months or more

  4. Those who left before being made redundant, having been told of redundancy risk

Remedies for Redundancy

These are the same as for the BASIC award for an unfair dismissal claim

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